CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSPORT REGULATOR

I. (noun)

Meaning:

The gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis

Synonyms:

CFTR; cystic fibrosis transport regulator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cystic fibrosis transport regulator" is a kind of...):

mutant gene (a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected)